This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The term competent refers to A) Increasing the competition between sales. B) Making cells impermeable for DNA. C) Increasing the efficiency with which DNA enters the bacterium through pores in its cell wall. D) Making cells permeable for divalent cations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing the efficiency with which DNA enters the bacterium through pores in its cell wall. 2. A technology in which the genome of a living cell is modified for medical or industrial use. A) Biotechnology. B) Genetic engineering. C) Clone. D) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic engineering. 3. True or False:Biotechnology can be used to employ microbes to remove pollution from the atmosphere and waters of Earth. It has applications in not just environmental aspects like this but also in medical and industrial. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which potential problem could occur from recent increases in genetically modified crops? A) Increased crop yield. B) Lower genetic diversity in crop species. C) Increased risk to crops from environmental stresses. D) Improved taste, texture, appearance, and nutritional qualities of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower genetic diversity in crop species. 5. The scientist who developed genetically engineered insulin was ..... A) Eli Lilly Company. B) Herbert Boyer. C) Stanley Cohen. D) Paul Berg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eli Lilly Company. 6. The cells which have the ability to differentiate into different types of cells are called A) Totipotent. B) Unipotent. C) Apotent. D) Multipotent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multipotent. 7. Cry-IAb endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against A) Mosquitoes. B) Nematodes. C) Ballworms. D) Corn borer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corn borer. 8. Which process is used to make many copies of a DNA sample? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) DNA sequencing. C) Restriction enzyme producing DNA fragments. D) PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PCR. 9. Kumi graduated from a community college and is lab technician . What degree did she receive? A) Doctoral. B) Associate. C) Bachelor s. D) Master s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Associate. 10. ..... uses bacteria to clean up our surrounding. A) Genome. B) Bioremediation. C) Genetic Modification. D) Crossbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bioremediation. 11. Multiple Choice Questions (1-25)-The term biotechnology was first used by: A) Karl Ereky. B) Louis Pasteur. C) Kary Mullis. D) Boyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karl Ereky. 12. If you wanted to talk to someone about a possible hereditary condition that runs in your family before getting pregnant who should you make an appointment with from the list below? A) Family doctor. B) Cell biologist. C) Biochemist. D) Geneticist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geneticist. 13. What is the general formula for carbohydrates? A) C12H22O11. B) C6H12O6. C) C3H6O3. D) Cx(H2O)y. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cx(H2O)y. 14. What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria A) Allowing to reproduce freely. B) Changing food source. C) Using biotech methods. D) Growing them on plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using biotech methods. 15. Bacterial DNA is ..... than human DNA A) More simple. B) Less simple. C) Uglier. D) Deadlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More simple. 16. Which is an application of biotechnology? A) Creating synthetic (artificial) insulin. B) Destroying all kinds of bacteria. C) Producing medicines from nonliving things. D) Growing crops through natural methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating synthetic (artificial) insulin. 17. Which best describes the process where genes from one organism are inserted into the DNA of another organism? A) Genetic coding. B) Genetic evolution. C) Genetic adaption. D) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic engineering. 18. The restriction site found in tetracycline resistant gene of pBR322 A) Pvu I. B) Pst I. C) BamH I. D) EcoRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BamH I. 19. What is the significance of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in plant biotechnology? A) It is used for traditional breeding. B) It is a tool for precise gene editing. C) It enhances photosynthesis. D) It increases plant size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a tool for precise gene editing. 20. The physical insertion of "good" copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder A) Karyotype. B) Gene therapy. C) Selective breeding. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene therapy. 21. The prefix micro means very large. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What is true of plasmid ..... A) Found in viruses. B) Contains genes for vital activities. C) Part of nuclear chromosome. D) Widely used in gene transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Widely used in gene transfer. 23. Genetic engineering is used for all the following EXCEPT A) Medicine. B) Farming. C) Agriculture. D) Machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Machinery. 24. Bacteria that have altered by inserting a frog gene into their DNA is an example of A) A mutation. B) Gene therapy. C) Cloning. D) A transgenic organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A transgenic organism. 25. A desired DNA segment is inserted into small circular DNA from prokaryotes called a ..... and then is inserted into a bacterial host and the resulting combination is called ..... A) Virus, a eukaryote. B) Plasmid, a eukaryote. C) Plasmid, recombinant DNA. D) Virion, recombinant DNA. 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